Plan Commission — Minutes

Townof FondduLacPlanningCommissionMeeting Date Tuesday, October 15th, 2024 Location TownHall W5990Pioneer Road Time 6:00PM MeetingMaterials MeetingMaterialsLink(GoogleDriveFolder) Note Townboardmembersmaybeinattendancefor information-gatheringpurposesbut will not takeanyaction. Interestedpartiesareencouragedtoattend. All plancommissiondecisionsarerecommendations; thetownboardmakesthefinaldecisionbasedontherecommendation. Members JessAllender, MikeGuilfoile, Scott Roltgen, HerbKedinger, LisaMcArthur MinutesLast updated10/15/241. Call toorder andnoticeof openhearing.2. Approval of minutesfromthepreviousmeeting. Herb2ndbymikecarries, 5-03. Reviewproposal fromJamesandPatti Supplefor aCSM, landdivision, andrezoningfromFarmlandPreservation(FP) toResidential MediumDensity(RM) for two1¼acrelotsontaxparcel T09-15-17-35-03-004-00onMartinRoad, Townof FondduLac.a. D. SuppleispurchasingpropertyfromP. Supple. Theyarelookingfor RMzoningtobuildtwo, two-bedroomduplexes. Thefrontagewouldbe90ft frontage, possiblycloserto200ft widedependingonhowthesurveyor setsit up. RMwouldallowduplexeswithout aspecial exceptionandRRwouldrequireaspecial exceptiontodothat. AnRMzonewouldmeanthat theyhavesewer available. Needtopreserve20acresfor everyacreof non-farmland(upto5acres). S. Roltgen: RRmoreappropriatebut frontageneedstobe130ft andparelsaroundthemareRRandbecausethereisnosewer. Thefutureduplexesor condosituationwouldrequireaspecial exceptions.b. ThePlanningCommissionrecommendtheSupplesrezonetoRR, motionbyH. KedingerandsecondbyL. McArthur, motioncarries5-0. Their next stepsaretosubmit aCSM,documentationof thebasefarmtrack, providealegal descriptionof thetwoparcelsbeingcreated, andcondodocuments.4. PresentationbyCedar Corpfor updatestotheFarmlandPreservation(FP) ordinanceandmap.a. KristaandKen. Countyupdatedthefarmlandpreservationplanandnowweneedtocertifythefarmlandsothat peoplecanget thetaxcredits. ZoningmapandzoningtextneedtobecertifiedbyDATCP.b. Light browniseligiblefor taxcredit if it’sinFPif 80percent needstobefarmlandpreservation(currently94%) for anyonetobeabletotaxcredits. c. Four propertiesarezonedfarmlandpreservationbut theyareinareasof nonagriculturaldevelopment. Thefour propertiesare: d. Theseparcels(needzoningchangesbecausetheyarezonedinfarmlandpreservationbutnot inafarmlandpreservationarea) needtoberesolvedbyDecember 2025or farmerswill losetheir taxcredits. If thefour propertiescan’t cometoanagreement thenwemayneedtoconsider updatestotheFarmlandPreservationmap. Thesefirst four propertiesarenot eligibletoreceivecreditsinfarmlandpreservations.i. #1toget noticetopublichearingabout gettingmovedtogeneral agricultural.ii. #2onholdpendingconversationwithattorney.iii. #3issplit zoningsowouldneedtorezonethewholepropertytoRR(all thewaytothebackof theproperty).iv. #4couldjust get transferredtogeneral agricultural.e. #20onthelist is3%of our allowable6%discrepancies(non-farmlandpreservationparcelsinfarmlandpreservationareas) but not infarmlandpreservationsoit couldbeturnedintofarmlandpreservationinthefuture(asasplit zoneparcel.f. Sec13-1-5-a-3eispossiblyproblematicbecauseit limitsthenumber of residencestofivefromtheparent farmlandpreservationtrack, whichiscomplicatedbecauseoncelandgetsdivided, theparcel number changessoit’sverydifficult tokeeptrackof anddocorrectly. g. Another recommendedFPordinancechange: Currentlynon-farmresidencesareaspecialexceptioninFP. If gettingridof thebasefarmtrack, if someonewantstobuildanewnon-farmresidence, theyhavetorezone. If thereisahouseonthelot buildbeforeJan1,2014it canbeseparatedfromthelot andisautomaticallyapermitteduse. But, anythingnewwouldneedtoberezonedtoanother district (andthenalsoreport at theendof theyear).h. Act 67madeit sospecial exceptionsaremorestraightforwardthroughout thestate. Thatlanguageshouldbeintheordinancetobeincompliance. It needstobemeasurableandbothpartiesneedtounderstandhowtheywill bemet.i. Zoningordinance, page13-1-10-amendmentsD(onpage61titled“final approval bytownboard”toberevisedtoonlyincludethefirst sentenceof thefollowing: j. Next stepsinclude1) reachingout tothethreepropertyownersthat needtochange(CedarCorptosendboilerplatelanguagefor theseinstancesfor propertyownerstoacceptchanges[form]), 2) Cedar Corpreachingout toattorneyre: list item#2, and3) decidewhether totakethat verbiageout of thezoning(PCandboardtoworkwithCedarCorptodraft changes). CedarCorprecommendsmeetingagaininNovember tokeepthingsmoving.5. Discussionandrecommendationsfor changestotheGeneral Agriculture(GA) zoningordinancetoallowfor storageunits.a. Special exceptiontogeneral agricultural zoningordinancetoallowstorageunitsi. Intent: assist inthebeneficial andadaptivereuseof abandonedor derelict farmbuildingsinamanner consistent withthepresent andfuturegrowtharea.ii. Conditions:1. Buildingmust nolonger besuitablefor agricultural purposes.2. Not within1,00feet of aparcel withresidential use3. Must demonstratethat theproposedproject compileswitheachstandardof theexistingfuturegrowthareanadhaveelementsof compatibilityandoffer acohesivelooktofit present andpotential development.4. Nocondominiumunits.5. Indoor storageonly.6. Nonewstructures.7. Must recapturepropertyvalue.8. Must not havesewer service.9. Noindustrial or commercial use.10. Beof alimitedscale. [definebetter; number of units?]11. Improvementstomeet buildingcodefor storageunitsmust not exceed50%of itsassessedvalue.12. Meet asunset clausedate.13. Permit conditionsmaybeimposedasadditional standardsfor approval.Incorporatingstandardsallowsapplicantstoplanfor design, location,andconstructionrequirements.14. Storageestablishments(except whenlocatedwithin300feet of aresidential district, plattedresidential subdivisionor parcel witharesidential use)subject to: contractorsstorageyard, includinglandscapingcontractors, providedall equipment andmaterialsareeffectivelyscreenedfromviewof anyresidential lot or publichighway.15. Owner must liveonsite.16. Useof onlycurrent buildings, allowingfor somegrowthdependingonlot sizeandlocation.17. Not onfrontageof plot, potential setback. 18. Structural assessment of building(s) tobeusedfor storage.iii. Jesstosendlist toMatt toseehowspecificweshouldbe.6. Futureagendaitemsa. Next meetingdate: November 19that 6pmi. SuppleCSM/rezonefrom#3above.ii. Supplespecial exceptionsfor storagecondos: PlanningCommissiontoreview“whether theTownBoardshouldissueablanket special exceptionfor theSupplecondounitstoallow businessserviceandcontractor facilityuses, andif so, whatshouldthetermsbe?”7. Adjournment at 8:03pmbyLisaMcArthur andsecondbyMikeGuilfoile, carries5-0.